on motorway no pwer at all

[vw-8v]

bought allard kit so it on its way with the fault reader. cheers

[Adam]

bought allard kit so it on its way with the fault reader. cheers

keep us posted

[vw-8v]

fault reader has turned up but still no allard kit, will update once got kit.
one q though where does the reader attatch to the engine? ecu?

[topher]

here



the trim piece covering it just pops off (pull it from underneath)

[asif]

Fault reader? Is that Vagcom your talking aboutor something different?

[Adam]

Fault reader? Is that Vagcom your talking aboutor something different?

Vag-Com is a program for MS Windows to use with a OBD2 cable. The Fault reader is a standalone device, looks like this -

[asif]

Pro's con's on this device?
Worth having instead of vagcom?

[Adam]

Pro's con's on this device?
Worth having instead of vagcom?

Vagcom the Licensed version costs ££, VAG-com can do alot more than a simple fault code reader. All the fault code reader can do is what it says, read fault codes and clear them. The fault code reader only gives you a code and you need to find out what the code is.

[asif]

Cheers for that info Adam

[topher]

Not completely true.. i have some MS509 scanners in stock that also do live data logging/recording and has built in DTC identification

not as flexible as vagcom but you can use them on pretty much any car